Crime

Macon teen sought in connection with fatal shooting, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Johnquavis Rutledge, 17, who they say could be linked to the shooting death of Gabreon Tyrese Harrison, 20, which occurred on Aug. 1, 2024. He’s five-foot-seven inches tall and weighs approximately 140 pounds.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Johnquavis Rutledge, 17, who they say could be linked to the shooting death of Gabreon Tyrese Harrison, 20, which occurred on Aug. 1, 2024. He’s five-foot-seven inches tall and weighs approximately 140 pounds. Bibb County Sheriff's Office

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help locate a 17-year-old man in a shooting death that happened over a month ago.

Authorities are looking for Johnquavis Leonardo Rutledge, of Macon, in connection to the death of Gabreon Tyrese Harrison, 20, who died from a gunshot wound on Aug. 1.

Rutledge is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs roughly 140 pounds. He also has a spider web tattoo on his neck with the number 3. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office believes Rutledge could be in Atlanta.

Anyone with information about Rutledge’s whereabouts can contact the sheriff’s office at 478-751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated after the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office clarified the spelling of Rutledge’s name.

This story was originally published September 23, 2024 at 5:35 PM.

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Alba Rosa, from Puerto Rico, is a local courts reporter for The Telegraph in Macon, Georgia. She studied journalism at Florida International University in Miami, Florida where she graduated Magna Cum Laude in December 2023. Other than journalism, she likes to make art, write and produce music and delve into the fashion world.
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